Raymond B. Steinmetz
@raymonds-towers.bsky.social
Seattle-born farmboy, Madrid-forged, Europe-tempered, Poet & Prose Smith, Spinner of songs, Wanderer of words. All rights reserved.© Founder of: @ThreeWordGenre @Dyadigmas @TrilisyPoetry @BlueSkyPoetry @BlueSkyRemnant Web: raymondstowers.wordpress.com
After months of writing and managing #BlueSkyPoetry, #BlueSkyRemnant, and #ThreeWordGenre, I'm taking August off to rest and refill the creative well. Thanks for being part of this journey with me. Wishing you all a wonderful August. See you in September with fresh prompts and new ideas!
@fravery.bsky.social · last mo."Swimming Hole" (SEP, August 11, 1945) by Norman Rockwell
August's #BlueSkyRemnant prompts are here! Thirty-one daily invitations to write a micro-poem about what remains after the moment has passed. Share your responses using #BlueSkyRemnant. #BlueSkyRemnant #August #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
AUGUST #BlueSkyPoetry PROMPTS Theme: Ordinary Marvels Slogan: August uncovers the extraordinary in the ordinary. Use #BSPP56 to share work from any day in August. #BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP56 #August #poetry
🌿 August's Three-Word Advice — #ThreeWordGenre 🌿 Each day presents a word or situation. Reply with exactly three words of advice. Be thoughtful, concise, and memorable. Examples: "Failure" → Begin Again Tomorrow "Fear" → Keep Walking Forward 📣 Post with #ThreeWordGenre
A blue ribbon is the loaf rising evenly, its crust carrying years of practice, until one careful bite confirms why it stands first. #OurPoetryX #prompt blue ribbon #PoetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
@fravery.bsky.social · last yr.French Kitchen Felicity House , 2019. British , b. 1950 Pastel
Creaky is a garden gate, speaking first, before opening, its hinges remembering seasons, until every groan proves time still keeps the latch. #inkMine #prompt #creaky #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #writingCommunity #poetry #poem
@fravery.bsky.social · 4mo agoJohn Shelley (b.1938) The Cottage Gate
July 31: "After the Last Mosquito Is Swatted" The last buzz leaves the air, bare skin forgetting its vigilance, as the porch quietly welcomes the night's gentler silence. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
@fravery.bsky.social · 10mo agoPorch Light. Paul Keysar
July 31 Fading quiet is an ebbing tide; restless thought finds open sand. #BlueSkyPoetry #prompt fading quiet #BSPP55 #JulyLingers
@fravery.bsky.social · last yr.Incoming Tide. William H. Hays. Colur linocut
A country fair is an orchard, its blossoms ripening into harvest, until every branch offers its fruit, nourishing the community. #OurPoetryX #prompt country fair #PoetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
@fravery.bsky.social · 2w agoJennifer Irvine The Orchard, Frontenay-sur-D
The sunsets shorten, a bracing reminder that time doesn’t wait for our romantic whims. As daylight skedaddles faster, we’re left with shorter glimpses of beauty, like nature’s way of reminding us that every good thing must hurry up and end. #inkMine #prompt #romantic #BlueSkyPoetry #poetry #poem
@fravery.bsky.social · 9mo agoMikhail Germachev “Fall Landscape” (1920).
July 30: "After the Clothesline Is Emptied" Clothespins wait in open air, the breeze searching empty spaces, as the line still carries the weight of summer. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
@fravery.bsky.social · last yr.Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944) "Clothes on a Line in Åsgårdstrand", 1902. Oil on Canvas,
July 30 Twilight keepsake is a pressed flower, holding faded love between closed years. #BlueSkyPoetry #prompt twilight keepsake #BSPP55 #JulyLingers
@fravery.bsky.social · 2mo ago"it is always twilight in one's heart." •Oscar Wilde
A meadow of red poppies calls itself summer skies, each blossom holding sunlight until the whole field flowers skyward. #OurPoetryX #prompt summer skies #PoetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
@fravery.bsky.social · 4w agoPaul Evans Summer Meadow
Galvanized passions surge, entwining like ivy upon the crumbling facade of aspirations once so vibrant. #inkMine #prompt vibrant #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #writingCommunity @fravery.bsky.social #poetry #poem
July 29: "After the Seagulls Take Flight" Wings leave the air unfolding, their cries fading above the surf, as the shoreline holds an emptiness still in motion. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
@fravery.bsky.social · 9mo agoMan has no port, time has no shore; It flows, and we pass! Alphonse de Lamartine Inge Schuster
July 29 Hollow echo is a cracked bell. Each remembered promise rings with empty metal. #BlueSkyPoetry #prompt hollow echo #BSPP55 #JulyLingers
@fravery.bsky.social · 9mo agoLeontine von Littrow (Austrian, 1860 - 1914) The bell towers in Rab
"Wednesday Stillness" Even rivers pause in still pools. Wednesdays are mine. Silence tends the roots, where poems quietly gather strength. New verses return on Thursdays. #Wednesday #WritingCommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #AmWriting #CreativeProcess #Stillness #CreativeProcess #Silence
In a circlet of autumn foliage, where cerulean heavens croon, Flaming leaves drift languidly, to autumn's dulcet tune. Each bough, a woven sonnet, composing a chromatic rite, While nature's whispered refrain lingers through the waning light. #inkMine #prompt #chromatic @fravery.bsky.social #poetry
World of sparkling onomatopoeia: *Ding *Ping *Ting *Tinkle *Sparkle *Twinkle *Glimmer *Glitter *Jingle *Cling *Clang *Jangle *Rinkle *Blink *Shimmer *Gleam *Glisten *D a z z l e *Flicker #inkMine #prompt #dazzle #BlueSkyPoetry #amwriting #writingCommunity @fravery.bsky.social #poetry #poem
Sand-filled shoes prove every departure carries its own shoreline, grinding quietly through each measured step, until the tide claims it back. #OurPoetryX #prompt sand-filled shoes #PoetryCommunity #poetry #BlueSkyPoetry
@fravery.bsky.social · 10mo agoTimothy Barr Beach path, 2024
July 28: "After the Sandals Are Left at the Door" Soles release the day's warm dust, straps resting in quiet curves, as the threshold keeps the journey just completed. #BlueSkyRemnant #July #BlueSkyPoetry #Poetry #Poem #WritingCommunity
@fravery.bsky.social · 2mo ago"My ideal summer day was reading on the porch." -Harold E. Varmus- "Summertime." By Deborah Dewit.
July 28 Dusk sediment hardens into stone, until resentment mistakes weight for strength. #BlueSkyPoetry #prompt dusk sediment #BSPP55 #JulyLingers
@fravery.bsky.social · 2mo agoRomona Youngquist (Californian, born 1960) "Cottage at Dusk", 2022. Oil on Panel, 48" × 48". Private Collection.
